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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Appl Gerontol. 2009 Feb 1;28(1):81–108. doi: 10.1177/0733464808323451

Table 3.

Residents’ Former Living Situation by Race and Fee Level of Assisted Living Facility

Low Fee High Fee Total



Black
(n = 43)
White
(n = 50)
Black
(n = 45)
White
(n = 43)
n = 181





Former Living Situation n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Alone, in town 13 (30) 16 (32) 13 (29) 11 (26) 53 (29)
Alone, out of town 0 (0) 0 (0) 11 (24) 12 (28) 23 (13)
With spouse 0 (0) 2 (4) 5 (11) 10 (23) 17 (9)
Own home with family 0 (0) 1 (2) 3 (7) 1 (2) 5 (3)
Family’s home 18 (42) 17 (34) 4 (9) 1 (2) 40 (22)
Senior residence 2 (5) 1 (2) 3 (7) 3 (7) 9 (5)
Assisted living facility 4 (9) 11 (22) 6 (13) 5 (12) 26 (14)
Nursing home / hospital 6 (14) 2 (4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 8 (4)